Irises and Daffodils

Contemplating His creation of the English countryside, God in his mercy and wisdom created Daffodils and Irises to spring forth from grassy knolls to cut through the grey rainy and forever dull induced days. I am constantly more convinced that the African and Australian landscape has so much beauty to offer, the explosion at sunset, deep blue-green ocean and orange sands. I promise to no longer experience jealousy when I inspect the famous English artists with the gorgeous foliage at their fingertips. I will strive to enjoy the beauty and appreciate the diversity.

WOW

Ever get tired of hearing "Miss Miss" all day?

Using teacher's first names worked fantastically at a school this week. The students in year 6 were so eager to learn, they listened attentively, wrote wonderfully. The atmosphere in the school was amazingly positive, no shouting by the teacher or anyone else. The Deputy Head popped in a few times and was very present in the school. The other teachers were very accepting, the school just worked like a well-oiled machine.

Detailed feedback was given for each piece of work, no stamps or stickers. The students were eager to read the feedback and improve. Classes were extremely small, made up of only 17 or 18 children.

Now that I have experienced this, I know it exists and is possible.

it will take up time

should i be doing activities with the students at school because they "take up time"? should my motivation be trying to keep them busy? should i be focussed on just getting through the day? imagine a herd of sheep, all bleeting at once. but we can train the sheep, can't we? what about getting a shepherd.

my answer to the first questions is yes until i find a way to make it no.